Discover Careers in Agriculture
“Discover Careers in Agriculture” is a short FFA lesson plan in which students use the AgExplorer website to research three agriculture careers of interest and complete a “Career Discovery” worksheet documenting each career’s responsibilities, education/training, work settings, and job outlook. Students then share their findings in small groups and with the class, with an optional extension comparing career profiles to actual job postings.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Identify careers available in agriculture.
- Discover responsibilities and tasks of various agriculture careers.
- Time required
- 20 minutes
- Materials
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- A copy of the “Career Discovery” worksheet for each student.
- Internet access for students.
- Resources
- 1. FFA.org 2. Website – AgExplorer https://agexplorer.ffa.org/
- This Quick Lesson Plan Would Work Well As
- As a portion of a career unit.
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Communication; Information Literacy; Collaboration; Initiative and Self-direction
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Aligned Standards
AFNR Career Ready Practices
- CRP.04Communicate clearly, effectively, and with reason. Career-ready individuals communicate thoughts, ideas and action plans with clarity, whether using written, verbal and/or visual methods.
- CRP.07Employ valid and reliable research strategies. Career-ready individuals are discerning in accepting and using new information to make decisions, change practices or inform strategies.
AFNR Cluster Skills
- CS.05Describe career opportunities and means to achieve those opportunities in each of the Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources career pathways.
Common Core – Speaking and Listening
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.1Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9-10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.2Integrate multiple sources of information presented in diverse media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source.
FFA Precept
- FFA.CS-MCommunication: Effectively interact with others in personal and professional settings.
- FFA.PL-AAction: Assume responsibility and take the necessary steps to achieve the desired results, no matter what the goal or task at hand.
- FFA.PL-EAwareness: Understand personal vision, mission and goals.